Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-27

to declare a forfeiture of the lands
granted to the New Orleans & Baton
Rouge and the Vicksburg, Rio & Back
bone roads, the forfeiture to apply to
lands east of the Mississippi, and to con-
fer to the New Orleans Pacific railway
company, assignees of the other company
the other granted lands not forfeited.
Sen. Edmunds gave notice that early
tomorrow he should move that the SEN
ate proceed to the consideration of the
executive business, of wide public inter
est. 1t is supposed to refer &c the Mic
aragua canal resolution. Adjourned.
House-The house in the morn
morning hour resEmed consideration of
the joint resolution authorizing an inves-
tigation of the accounts of the Pacific
railroad which passed without division.
After debate the resolution passed with
out division. The morning hour having ex-
pired, Crisp called up and house proceed
ed to consider conference report on the
inter state commerce bill. After consid
cradle debate between Crisp and Butter
worth, on the long and short haul clause,
the former commended the bill to the
representatives of the people who be-
! heved there was some substantial wrong
being done by the railroad companies,
who believed that the murmurs of the
people were well founded and who pro-
posed to make the first assertion of the
power of the government to control
those corporations. Hopkins, of
Illinois, supported the report.
Pending further debate the measure
went over, and the postoffice appropria
ton bill was reported and referred and
the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 49,
Embellishments, from the committee
on foreign relations, reported the bill to
authorize the president of the United
States to protect and defend the rights of
American fishing vessels, American trad
ing vessels and other vessels in certain
cases and for other purposes. Mitchell,
of Pennsylvania, from the committee on
pensions, reported back favorably the
house bill for the relief of dependent
parents and honorably discharged sol
dierS and sailors now disabled and
dependent on their labor for support.
On motion of Hampton and after
speeches in its favor by Hoar and Con-
ger, the senate bill appropriating $4,000
to expedite the completion of the Charles
ton jetties, the appropriation to be avail
able Immediately, was passed. Sen.
pr0SeuG6O d report from
the committee on foreign relations on the
subject Of fisheries. Ordered printed.
After executive session the senate ad-
journed.
House-Mr. Worthington, of Ill
inois, from the committee on public
buildings, reported the bill for the
completion of the public building at
mittee of the whole. In the morning
hour the house resumed consideration
of the resolution setting apart the goth
of January for the consideration
of the Blair educational bill.
No action was taken on the resolution,
and at the conclusion of the morning
hour the house resumed consideration of
the conference report on the Interstate
commerce bill. After an Intellectual at
tempt on the part of Crisp to obtain
night session for debate on the confer
ence report on the Interstate commerce
bill the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20.
SeIl0te-Sen. Hoar called up the confer
ence report on the electoral count bill
which was agreed to without further dis
cussion and without division and then
the senate at one o'clock went into secret
sessian. When the doors were re-opened
the senate adjourned.
HouSe-The house passed the resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the treas
ury to inform the house as to the sums
of money which wore owing to the Unit
ed States on the first of January, 1887;
from the Pacific railroads. The object
of the resolution is to get the opinion of
the treasury department as to the effect
of the passage of the house funding bill.
At o'clock the house resumed consid-
Grafton of the conference report on the
Interstate commerce bill and an under
standing was arrived at by which ses
sion was ordered for tonight for the dis
cussion of the report, at the close of
which session the question will be consid
cred as ordered and vote on the adop
ton of the report taken tomorrow morn
ing. Mr.. Bragg (Wis.) declared his OPP
position to the bill and his determination
to vote against it. If congress provided
for the appointment of persons who were
to conrtrue this law it would force the
railroad capitalist to make political
canvass in order to secure the action of
man who would bend the knee to the
wishes of the railroad company. There
fore, he regarded the bill as dangerous
exercise of powers. After debate the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY, j an. 21.
Se1,ate-In the senate to-day a petition
relating to the liquor traffic in the Dis
trict of Columbia was referred after de-
bate to the committee on the district.
Sen. Brown offered resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the president to com
municate to the senate copies of all cor
respondence with the government of
Mexico in regard to the seizure and sale
of the American schooner Rebecca in the
port of Tampico. Also copies of all cor
respnndece between the state department
and the late Minister Jackson, with Jack
son's letter to the president on the sub
ject of his resignation. The senate then
went into secret session, and when the
doors were reopened adjourned till Mon
day.
House After the reading of
the journal, the speaker said
the regular order was to vote upon the
adoption of the conference report upon
the Interstate commerce bill. The vote was
taken on adopting the conference report.
This was agreed to; yeas 219, nays Al.
The bill, after being enrolled and sign
ed by the presiding officers of the two